four children swept away

The bodies of four children brutally swept away in a creek engulfed by storm waters in Western Kentucky were recovered early sunday morning, local city authorities said. The mother and her six childeren were using a street 6 feet deep in water, trying to cross it in thier horse drawn buggy.

The group was traveling in a downpour in the dark Thursday about 8:30 p.m when the buggy flipped just a mile from their house. The buggy was crossing a creek that is normally a trickle, but often floods during heavy rains. They made it a third of the way there when there wagon overturned. They were all sadly thrown into the forty degree water. The three siblings were Samuel Wagler, 8; Sarahmae Wagler, 5; and 5-month-old Rosemary Wagler. The fourth victim was their cousin, 11-year-old Elizabeth Wagler. Authorities in Graves County say three of them were found dead but the 11-year-old is still missing.All of them were under 12-years-old and the youngest victim was only five months old.

Two adults and three other children escaped. The horse that was pulling the buggy also survived.

The father of the family had traveled a few miles to his house despite rainy weather to use an Amish community phone. Afterward, the families shared supper before Emanuel Wagler, 29, and his family started for home.

I chose this topic to write about because I found that it really got to me. It slightly irritated me that she made such poor decisions. She first of all, tried to cross the creek with that much water. Not only her, but her children were with her. I understand accidents but shouldn't you use your common since especially if it involves your children. I think she should be tried or charged for some kind of punishment for what she did to her children. I don't know if it would be manslaughter, neglect,  or abuse. I just think something should happen! Justice for the children, maybe?

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